The MAC Blog

Friday, July 15, 2011

Summer

The summer schedule has been keeping everyone busy here at the MAC. We have had Simply Dinner in June and July. We have served 362 meals so far this summer. We have reached 147 people through this ministry. Free tickets were given to us for a Red's Game so some kids got to participate in that event. We have been doing our Giving Back Projects, teaching everyone the joy of giving. We have had playground nights, art nights, and game nights for the kids. We tried to do a Half Marathon throughout the summer, but this event has not been desired by the community (live and learn). We have had a Community Wide Picnic across the street from the MAC and had a great turn out for that. Youth Night has been a lot of fun this summer - great to connect with the youth. One of the youth accepted Christ over Facebook one day while I was chatting with her - praise God. Banklick Fun in the Son just ended yesterday. We enrolled at total of 62 children during the week. Main Street Baptist Church from Alexandria came to help us put it on and they did a wonderful job. So much more is still on the agenda: Peaselburg Fun in the Son is next week (July 18-21). South Side Baptist Church's VBS is July 25-29. The week of August 1st we have 3 big things going on: Kicks for Kids Basketball Camp, Holman Street Fun in the Son with Union Baptist Church, and Gobel Fun in the Son with Hickory Grove Baptist Church. Inner City Day Camp is August 11-12 at Piner Baptist Church. Lots more as well. Be sure to look at our calendar. We would love for you to help us out - call if you have questions.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Inner City Lock-In

30 kids and 10 youth will be joining us tonight for our annual inner city lock-in. We are looking forward to a great night filled with games, food, bible time, crafts, gym time, an auction, a movie...so much more - and a little bit of sleep. Please pray that the night goes well. Also pray that lives are changed. Thanks.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Giving Back During the Christmas Season

Kids from the MAC went to 2 different nursing homes during the month of December to help the senior adults to have a good time and to give a little Christmas love. At both locations we played bingo withe the residents and had some fun prizes for them to take home. The kids were given some simple instructions: be nice, help the residents with playing the games and do not take anything for yourself. Our goal with our Giving Back Projects is to teach children the joy of giving. The kids are starting to understand this giving back idea, but some of the residents did not understand the process. One lady, at the Covington Ladies Home, just cried because of how blessed she was by one of our boys. She wanted so bad to send him home with a doll, but I explained the concept of what we are teaching. I then told her that he loved hugs (he looked at me with a questioning face), but he proceeded to give her a big hug and had a big smile at the end.

The Doll Lady

Many people know Ms. Beach as the Doll Lady in her community. She has given thousands upon thousands of dolls to children in need all over the world. South Side Baptist Church and the Moore Activity Center has been a recipient of this ministry for many years. Ms. Beach is 94 years old this year. She apologized to me that she did not have more dolls to share with us. She truly is an amazing woman that simply wants God to use her for as long as He can. I pray that I can be giving like she is when I am 94 years old (Amy Wilhelmus).

Thanksgiving and Christmas Give Aways

The Thanksgiving and Christmas Give Aways went great. Individuals, families, churches, groups and organizations stepped up to help us meet needs in Covington. I would like to thank everyone that took part in helping us to meet these needs. I love to watch how God pulls His people together to do His work.